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Post by LiLi on Jun 4, 2021 5:28:31 GMT
I don't think Highscool Graduation ceremonies are important. In our family, they aren't required. My just graduated son didn't want to go to the ceremony, he even received a couple awards had a special cord, and medals. We didn't go. If he had a speech or wanted to go, we would have. I also think, if you do think the ceremony is important, Grandma being there trumps young siblings. She should be there if it i important to you or the graduate.
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Post by Country Ham on Jun 4, 2021 12:24:11 GMT
Family support each other. They are young, they can play baseball all day and still watch a graduation. One day it will be their turn and I assume will want loved ones there to watch them graduate.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 4, 2021 12:46:16 GMT
Family support each other. They are young, they can play baseball all day and still watch a graduation. One day it will be their turn and I assume will want loved ones there to watch them graduate. Meh. If it had been up to me, I would have skipped mine. I graduated with honors and even so I couldn’t have cared less. My mom was the only one who cared about going. She made me go.
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Post by Alexxussss on Jun 4, 2021 14:18:45 GMT
No, not when they are not vaccinated. They should stay home.
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Post by paigepea on Jun 4, 2021 15:09:09 GMT
I think it’s more important for grandma over youngest siblings. That sucks if you can’t get an extra ticket. Can the other boys watch on zoom. If there were enough tickets I’d say siblings would have to go. I think they will only learn to support each other in life if you show it to be a priority.
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Post by peaname on Jun 4, 2021 15:12:53 GMT
Family support each other. They are young, they can play baseball all day and still watch a graduation. One day it will be their turn and I assume will want loved ones there to watch them graduate. Some do and some do so in some ways but not others. I think each family decides what is important and often the mother sets these rules. Hence why churches are packed on Mother’s Day but not Father’s Day!
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Post by Minnesota*Mom on Jun 4, 2021 15:24:56 GMT
I think you should do what you think is best for your family and not feel guilty or judged if the younger ones don't go. It doesn't mean they don't support your oldest or your family in general. Every family shows that in different ways.
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Post by Skellinton on Jun 4, 2021 18:16:14 GMT
If this were non pandemic I would have them go. But, it is pandemic times. They can't and won't be vaccinated in a small, crowded space where mask wearing is optional, correct? Pandemic times over ride manners and customs for me, so they would not be going. Hell, I wouldn't be going if I were unvaccinated and masks were optional.
ETA. My sibling missed my HS graduation. I survived.
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Post by julie5 on Jun 4, 2021 19:01:29 GMT
I am usually of the camp of make them go to support their sibling, but then when my oldest had a chance to go amd support her younger sister she completely dipped out. So now I’m every man for himself. My youngest won’t graduate (ged) so I won’t go to another graduation in my life.
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Post by tuva42 on Jun 4, 2021 19:23:43 GMT
Let them stay home. Does oldest really care if they come?
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Post by pilcas on Jun 4, 2021 20:09:26 GMT
We haven't been to any other large indoor events. They wear masks to school, but the school says that the state mandate only applies to the school hours so masks don't have to be worn at activities outside of school hours. I would have the kids wear masks, but that will add to the temperature worries. And I am not sure how much that would help if there are 1000+ other people there and not knowing how many are unvaccinated and unmasked. Isn't your school gym air conditioned? I would be really surprised if a large suburban school in Minneapolis wasn't. I can assure you that our large HS gyms in NYC are not air conditioned. Neither are other parts of the buildings
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Post by amom23 on Jun 4, 2021 21:46:08 GMT
Isn't your school gym air conditioned? I would be really surprised if a large suburban school in Minneapolis wasn't. I can assure you that our large HS gyms in NYC are not air conditioned. Neither are other parts of the buildings The OP is from the Minneapolis suburbs and since my DS played AAU basketball we've been to many schools in her area in the summer so I know first hand all those large schools have air conditioned gyms.
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Post by maryland on Jun 4, 2021 21:54:22 GMT
We are a family of 5 and our daughter just graduated. The graduates were allowed 5 tickets each for an outdoor ceremony. We didn't invite the grandparents because we would only have one extra ticket, so not enough for the 4 of them. And siblings come first for the extra tickets. Our 23 yr. old didn't go because it was her first day of grad school 5 hrs. away. So just my husband, middle daughter and I attended the outdoor graduation. When our oldest graduated from college, we made her sisters go (it was 5 hrs. away). But I don't think it's a big deal if the siblings don't want to go. But they can't get upset if the graduate doesn't attend their graduation.
I was just thinking that my middle daughter enjoyed it because she saw kids she graduated with. And when the siblings know many of the kids graduating, it's a little better. It probably would have been boring for the grandparents because they wouldn't really know anyone else graduating. And it was a class of 600, so a lot of kids!
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Post by moodyblue on Jun 4, 2021 23:21:03 GMT
I’m not big on ceremonies or "shoulds" so I wouldn’t have a problem with the younger ones not going. And with not being vaccinated, inside, with an unmasked crowd? I would be very uncomfortable with them going under those circumstances.
And no way would I expect them to watch a live stream of a graduation! Talk about boring,
My family was never hung up on the ceremonial part of things. In fact, my brother didn’t even go to HIS graduation. I went to my 8th grade, high school, and college, but not the ceremony for grad school. I’ve been to a couple ceremonies for other kids in the family, but usually just to the celebration whenever that was. Attending the ceremony isn’t how I measure supporting family members.
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Post by used2scrap on Jun 8, 2021 8:59:56 GMT
Normally I’m all about having non infant/toddler siblings attend graduations/events. But this year I gave 12 yo ds a pass from older sister’s graduation. He wasn’t fully vaccinated yet, and graduation was supposed to be inside in a county with very low vaccination and mask wearing rates. Even when the school moved graduation outdoors the day before due to the large number of graduates who were supposed to be in Covid quarantine, we decided to let him skip.
We took family pictures at home before the ceremony, he had the live stream on at home, took a few more pictures when we got back and had a nice family dinner.
I wouldn’t think twice about not having your younger kids attend.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 8, 2021 14:08:53 GMT
Around here too many graduations don't have room for grandparents so extremely rare for younger siblings to go.
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Post by artbabe on Jun 8, 2021 14:18:54 GMT
My nephew graduated last week. The 11 year old went to the graduation, the 16 year old didn't. One wanted to go and one didn't so that was fine. We had 4 tickets so they went to his mother and father, me, and the 11 year old.
Graduations aren't really a big thing for our family. My nephew had over 500 kids in his class so it was really long, even though they did it as quickly as they possibly could. I wasn't thrilled about going, I know a little kid would be bored out of his mind.
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